New Westminster, Canada Clinical Trials

B Boris Feldman

The Use of Ultrasound Detection of Lipohypertrophy to Improve Glycemic Control

Lipohypertrophy is swelling of the fatty tissue located below the skin ("subcutaneous tissue") where many patients with diabetes inject their insulin. Lipohypertrophy can sometimes be felt as firm swelling, lumps or small bumps near insulin injection sites. Previous studies have shown that injecting insulin into areas of lipohypertrophy can affect …